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Billy Mitchell Award
How to Become Eligible for Promotion
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1. General Advancement Pre-Requisites (Ref: CAPR 60-1, 5.2.3)
Be a current CAP cadet, as shown in eServices.
Possess a CAP uniform and wear it properly.
Be able to recite the Cadet Oath from memory.
Participate actively in unit meetings.
Have spent a minimum of 8 weeks (56 days) in Achievement 8, unless eligible for a JROTC accelerated promotion (see CAPR 60-1, 5.6.2.3).
2. Leadership:
Pass a comprehensive exam on Learn to Lead, volume 2, with a grade of 80% or higher, closed-book, within a 1-hour time limit.
Because it is closed-book, the Mitchell Award exam is administered in the squadron. Talk with local leaders to schedule your exam.
3. Aerospace:
Pass a comprehensive exam on Aerospace Dimensions, all modules*, with a grade of 80% or higher, closed-book, within a 1-hour time limit.
Because it is closed-book, the Mitchell Award exam is administered in the squadron. Talk with local leaders to schedule your exam.
*The cyber module’s content will be included on the Mitchell Award exam effective 1 January 2022.
4. Fitness:
Have attained the Healthy Fitness Zone (HFZ) in the Cadet Physical Fitness Test (CPFT), within the previous 180 days, under the "run plus 2 out of 3" rule.
| Healthy Fitness Zone - Males | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Age |
1-Mile |
Pacer |
Curl |
Push |
Sit & Reach |
|
12 |
10.40 |
23 |
18 |
10 |
8 |
|
13 |
9.46 |
29 |
21 |
12 |
8 |
|
14 |
9.22 |
36 |
24 |
14 |
8 |
|
15 |
9.04 |
42 |
24 |
16 |
8 |
|
16 |
8.42 |
47 |
24 |
18 |
8 |
|
17 |
8.22 |
50 |
24 |
18 |
8 |
|
18 + |
8.04 |
54 |
24 |
18 |
8 |
| Healthy Fitness Zone - Females | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Age |
1-Mile |
Pacer |
Curl |
Push |
Sit & Reach |
|
12 |
10.40 |
23 |
18 |
7 |
10 |
|
13 |
10.20 |
25 |
18 |
7 |
10 |
|
14 |
10.09 |
27 |
18 |
7 |
10 |
|
15 |
9.58 |
30 |
18 |
7 |
12 |
|
16 |
9.46 |
32 |
18 |
7 |
12 |
|
17 |
9.34 |
35 |
18 |
7 |
12 |
|
18 + |
9.22 |
38 |
18 |
7 |
12 |
5. Character:
No requirement.
6. Special Requirement:
Have graduated from an encampment or equivalent program (see CAPR 60-1, 9.6).
6. Honor Credit:
Not available.
Leadership Expectations
Fulfilling the promotion eligibility requirements above is only half the battle. You also need to show that you have some leadership skills. Look at the goals below and once in a while ask yourself how well you're doing in those areas.
Attitude
Maintains a positive attitude and encourages good attitudes in others; does not flaunt rank or authority
Core Values
Displays commitment to Core Values; promotes team spirit, professionalism, and good sportsmanship as a team leader
Communication Skills
Proficient in informal public speaking (i.e., in giving directions to and training junior cadets)
Sense of Responsibility
Enforces standards; trustworthy in supervising a small team and leading them in fulfillment in a series of simple tasks; given a plan, is able to carry it out
Interpersonal Skills
Guides and coaches junior cadets; recognizes when junior cadets need help; leads by example; is not a "boss"
Critical Thinking
Not applicable
Delegation Skills
Not applicable
Typical Duties Upon Promotion
Flight commander or cadet staff officer
Special Benefits
Mitchell Award recipients are eligible to attend Cadet Officer School and the Civic Leadership Academy. If they choose to enlist in the Air Force, they may enter at the grade of E-3. The award is looked upon favorably by admissions staff at AFROTC and the USAF Academy. Mitchell Award recipients who become CAP senior members are eligible to enter at the grade of 2d Lt.
About Brig Gen Billy Mitchell
The "Father of the Independent Air Force," Billy Mitchell risked court-martial in his outspoken advocacy of military airpower. When Mitchell’s bombers sank the surplus German battleship Ostfriesland in a July 1921 demonstration, it was a strong blow for airpower. It was also a huge embarrassment for the Navy, which had said he couldn’t do it. Mitchell’s traditionalist boss, Army Chief Gen. John J. Pershing, sided with the Navy in dismissing the significance of the demonstration. Mitchell continued his all-out public campaign for airpower. He said the world stood on the threshold of an "aeronautical era" and that military airpower, independent of ground and sea forces, should be the first line of defense. World War II proved him right, and after the Allied victory, the Congress awarded him a gold medal for "outstanding pioneer service and foresight in the field of American military aviation." With General Mitchell as their role model, cadet officers know that speaking truth to power is a moral duty.
Read more about General Mitchell in Air Force Magazine.
